Posts tagged injury

• Soccer: Not a Non-Contact Sport

  Kevin Duffan | May 31, 2012 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Some youth sports have a reputation for being particularly dangerous, subjecting young athletes to the risk of injury and concussion. But often these risks are perceived to only affect a limited...

• Evidence Debunking the Tort Reform Myth Mounts

  Jim Lewis | May 21, 2012 9:20 AM | 2 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  There are some people who think that a big problem in the health care industry is just too many lawsuits leaving poor old doctors penniless after they’ve been run through the litigation...

• Railroaders Beware: Diesel Exhaust Associated With Heart Attacks and Heart Disease

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | May 02, 2012 3:57 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Exposure to diesel exhaust fumes on the job has been linked to higher rates of several kinds of cancer and breathing disorders, especially diesel asthma or industrial asthma. As a personal injury...

• Students Send Valuable Message About Distracted Driving Dangers

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | April 17, 2012 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Students in Bedford County, Virginia (VA), staged a mock car crash on April 14, 2012, to drive home the dangers of distracted driving. The simulation involved real cars and real people as...

• Stopping Runaway Vehicles the Aim of New Federal Auto Safety Rule

  Emily Mapp Brannon | April 13, 2012 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A proposed fule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would require all motor vehicle makers to install brake-throttle override systems in every new pasenger car, van, SUV,...

• Golf Carts Can Be Dangerous, We All Need to Be Reminded

  Kevin Duffan | April 12, 2012 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I’ve spent my fair share of hours on golf courses. Even though I'm not very good at the sport, as my friends remind me every chance they get, I find hitting the links to be a great way...

• When Does Uninsured Motorist Coverage Kick in Under Virginia Car Insurance Policies?

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | April 12, 2012 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The seemingly obvious answer to the question posed in the title would be Uninsured motorist coverage pays when the person who caused a car accident and injuries or death can't. The reason an...

• DePuy Sold Hip Implants to Clean Out Inventory

  Emily Mapp Brannon | April 08, 2012 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A New York Times investigation revealed that that parent company Johnson & Johnson chose to sell defective DePuy ASR hip implants even after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised...

• A Miracle Today, a Potential Mess Tomorrow: Liability and the Navy Jet Crash in Virginia Beach

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | April 07, 2012 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Even more amazing and welcome than the April 7, 2012, announcement that Virginia Beach, VA, fire and rescue crews found no fatalities in the wreckage of the Mayfair Mews apartment buildings all...

• Preventing Overcorrection Accidents by Teen Drivers in Virginia

  Emily Mapp Brannon | April 03, 2012 1:10 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the most common causes car accidents involving teenage drivers in Virginia is overcorrecting. According to the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, in 2011 alone, 244 car wrecks were...